Guidelines
6 entriesNDoH Primary Healthcare STG
- Febrile SeizuresSeizures (Convulsions/Fits)→
- FeverDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 codes: R50.0-1/R50.8-9 DESCRIPTION Fever, i.e. temperature ≥38°C, is a natural and sometimes useful response to infection, inflammation or infarction. Fever alone is not a diagnosis. Fever may be associated with convulsions in children <6 years of age, but is not a cause of the convulsions. Note: Tempera→
- Fixed Drug EruptionsAllergies→
- ForewordForeword→
- Fungal Nail InfectionsB20.5 + B35.1 This is common in PLHIV and can involve multiple nails. Treatment is not generally recommended because it is mostly of only cosmetic importance and therefore the risk of systemic therapy is not warranted. It generally resolves when patient is on ART. Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare_V1.0_26→
- Fungal Skin InfectionB20.5 See: Candidiasis, skin , and ringworm and other tineas . Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare_V1.0_26 February 2026 Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV AND AIDS)_11.3 Opportunistic Infections, Treatment in Adult_11.3.8 Fungal Skin Infections→